Auction 16 Part 2
FINE ANCIENT ART - PRINCE COLLECTION
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Mar 30, 2025
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the Fine Ancient Art & Antiquities - The Prince Collection sale. Commencing on the 30th of March at 1 p.m. GMT. The auction showcases an excellent array of excellent marbles, jewellery, seals and antiquities from the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Viking, Medieval and Western Asiatic cultures. The sale will be held live at our Central London showroom, 63 - 64 Margaret Street, W1W 8SW, and online via the Apollo Art Auctions platform at 1 p.m. GMT. All lots will be available for preview at our central London showroom by appointment only from the 24th ? 28th March 2025, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Our white-gloved team professionally handles all items preparing them for in-house shipping. Contact us via email enquiries@apolloauctions.com or by calling (+44) 7424 994167.
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LOT 674:
PHOENICIAN ELECTRUM AMULET CASE WITH HEAD OF HORUS
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Start price:
£
800
Estimate :
£1,200 - £2,000
Buyer's Premium: 29%
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VAT: 20%
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PHOENICIAN ELECTRUM AMULET CASE WITH HEAD OF HORUS
Ca. 600 - 400 BC. A tubular electrum amulet case surmounted by a falcon head of Horus with a rounded beak, incised eyes, and a textured surface resembling a nemes. A sun disc is positioned on top of his head, with a uraeus emerging from the front. The back of the disc has a small perforated loop for suspension. The cylindrical body features a raised collar below the falcon’s neck and another at the base. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.For similar see: The Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession Number: 8837-1863; The British Museum, Museum number 135781; Quillard B., Les pendentifs porte-amulettes puniques : une mise à jour, pl. 8-9, fig. 46-56.Size: 40mm x 10mm; Weight: 7gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Naji Asfar collection, 23 May 2007. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
